Centre orders immediate withdrawal of 10,000 troops from J&K

The Centre has ordered "immediate" withdrawal of about 10,000 paramilitary forces personnel from the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Wednesday. They said the decision was taken after the ministry of home affairs' review. A total of 40 companies of the CRPF and 20 each of CISF, BSF and the SSB will be taken out of Jammu and Kashmir by this week.